Astronaut Speculates That UFOs Are Time Travelers From The Future

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[–]sproketboy 5 insightful - 3 fun5 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

UFOs are PR for military recruitment. That is all.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 4 fun2 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 4 fun -  (3 children)

Are these time-travelers going to help us ... or just watch us burn?

[–]Rob3122 3 insightful - 4 fun3 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 4 fun -  (2 children)

If they're coming from the future then some of us will survive after all!

[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 5 fun3 insightful - 4 fun4 insightful - 5 fun -  (1 child)

What if it's just billionaires coming back to laugh at how fucked the plebs are...

[–]Rob3122 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Shit!

[–]iDontShift 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

guys that swim in tanks, play with green screens, claim space exists

gives an opinion

[–]SMCAB 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

AstroNOT

[–]chottohen 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

We have met the UFO beings and they are us.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (11 children)

I found an interesting thing when looking into FTL drives. If you had central core, an engine, that affected forces at a basic level around you, well: https://i.imgur.com/RG6FJtw.jpg

Notice the typical UFO flying saucer look inside there.

Which tells us a few things, the shape isn't random, there are poles/planes involved with the engine's area of effect because it squashes as it heads towards the edges.

I'm sure you could reconfigure how the design, to encompass a circle or diamond, other common UFO shapes. But not all shapes would work or be practical.

[–]package 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (10 children)

lmao “I drew some lines around a circle based on nothing at all and that’s evidence UFOs are shaped like what I drew”.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (9 children)

based on nothing at all

"when looking into FTL drives."

Not random squiggles. There's a reason it looks like that.

[–]package 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (8 children)

Okay then, explain what the lines represent without just saying “forces”. Gravity? Electromagnetism? Is it a gas/fluid? Is it depicted at rest or in motion? If it’s moving why is it dead center in your squiggles where there is no gradient of any kind to move it? How is any of it related to FTL and why would its shape matter at all if the core is doing all the work?

[–]JasonCarswell 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Don't ruin his "discovery". Simple minds crave exploration too.

Just don't point out that UFO shape is also reflected in nature, from seeds and fish eggs to solar systems and galaxies, or his small brain might explode.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

You're kinda coming off as a negative nancy, dude. Why should I explain this to you? Explain what I think anyways. This is the beginning of a theory. You seem to want a whole lot of answers that don't exist yet.

[–]package 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

And there we go, the classic schizo “I don’t need to explain it” after someone questions the schizo’s nonsense.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Ah, you should have just started with that and saved my time.

“I don’t need to explain it”

I explained in more detail to Zapped and several others. I very specifically meant, why should I explain it to you? I don't see how you could be beneficial, I don't feel the need to justify my theories to you, and even bouncing the ideas off you would be bad because of your negativity. Some people add to this world, some people only take away. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[–]package 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

You don't need to explain it to me. It's just very amusing seeing schizos post "theories" that are literally just arbitrary components of diagrams they've seen before, act like it provides even the slightest amount of insight into anything, and then get defensive when questioned.

In your case specifically it appears you started out with an eye of providence, made a connection that it could maybe fit a stereotypical UFO in the shape, then decided the pupil needed something to do as well and so called it a "core" that "affects fundamental forces" in a completely arbitrary way that would let it fit in the shape you drew.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

You don't need to explain it to me

You never wanted a good faith discussion about ufo propulsion, you just want to pick apart without hearing or understanding anything.

schizos post "theories

Small minds.... You should go back to reddit.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I'm pretty sure a plane would fly with a flat nose, but it goes much smoother with a pointy nose.